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Metro Boomin Lands His First No. 1 Song As An Artist (And Kendrick Lamar His Third) As ‘Like That’ Leads The Hot 100

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Every week, Billboard unveils the top 10 songs on the latest Hot 100 chart. The most recent rankings, for the chart dated April 6, are out now, so let’s run down who had this week’s biggest hits.

10. Ariana Grande — “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)”

Grande’s single has had a quick descent since it debuted at No. 1 two weeks ago: It was No. 3 last week, and now it’s barely hanging on to top-10 status.

9. Future, Metro Boomin, and The Weeknd — “Young Metro”

Future and Metro Boomin’s new album We Don’t Trust You had a major week on the Hot 100, as “Young Metro” is just one of five songs from the project in this week’s top 10.

8. Future and Metro Boomin — “We Don’t Trust You”

“We Don’t Trust You” is one of the others, and the only one on which Future and Metro aren’t joined by another artist.

7. Jack Harlow — “Lovin On Me”

It’s been a few months now, but “Lovin On Me” is still floating around the top 10 after a bit of a drop from No. 4 last week.

6. Future, Metro Boomin, and Travis Scott — “Cinderella”

Travis Scott managed to land a pair of songs (more on that later) in this week’s top 10 thanks to linking up with Future and Metro on their album.

5. Hozier — “Too Sweet”

Hozier’s three albums have all performed well on the charts, but in terms of singles, he’s been sitting in “one-hit wonder” territory for years now with “Take Me To Church,” which peaked at No. 2 in 2014. “Too Sweet” is having a real moment, though, as the song debuts at No. 5 this week, making it his highest debut on the chart and his first top-10 single since “Take Me To Church.”

4. Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”

“Lose Control” actually managed to hit No. 1 on the chart last week, but it lost control of the top spot and slid down to No. 4.

3. Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”

Boone, another chart newcomer with his recent hit, also had a bit of a decline this time around, moving down from No. 2.

2. Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, and Playboi Carti — “Type Sh*t”

Future and Metro secured the top two spots on this week’s chart, and they got some help from Scott and Carti to do it with “Type Sh*t.”

1. Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”

This week represents a major milestone for Metro, as “Like That” is his first No. 1 single as an artist (as opposed to as a producer). For both Future and Kendrick, “Like That” is their third No. 1 song. The tune is Metro’s third No. 1 as a producer, as he was also on the boards for The Weeknd’s “Heartless” and Migos’ “Bad And Boujee.”

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Metro Boomin Couldn’t Help But Notice LeBron James Had A Career Night After Rapping ‘Like That’ Pre-Game

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Sunday (March 31) was a good day for Metro Boomin. His and Future’s collaborative album We Don’t Trust You debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — Metro’s fourth-career No. 1 album and Future’s ninth, according to Billboard. The album earned 2024’s largest week by any album, with 251,000 equivalent US album units, as per Luminate.

Hours later, ESPN’s Omar Raja recorded LeBron James rapping Kendrick Lamar’s verse on “Like That” during the Los Angeles Lakers’ warmups ahead of their game at the Brooklyn Nets. James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, proceeded to do what he does in the Lakers’ 116-104 win. The 39-year-old logged 40 points on 13-of-17 from the field with nine three-pointers. Per ESPN, James tied his career high for threes in a game and joined Michael Jordan “as the only players in NBA history with multiple games of 40 points or more after turning 39.”

Metro Boomin was delighted, posting on X (formerly Twitter), “bro was warming up to Like That then went 9/10 from 3 and 13/17 for 40 points [exploding head emoji, three steam-from-nose emojis, flexing emoji] #WEDONTTRUSTYOU.”

By the time James was spotted spitting “Like That,” he and the Lakers had already run onto the court to “Ya Ya” from Beyoncé’s newly released Cowboy Carter, as seen in a video posted by Jasmine (@hausofJazzy) on X.

Cowboy Carter debuting at anything lower than No. 1 next week would be a bigger upset than James’ Lakers winning the West, and then it can almost already be penciled in that Metro and Future’s We Don’t Trust You sequel album will recapture No. 1 after its April 12 release date.

Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘We Don’t Trust You’ Puts Up Massive Numbers to Debut at No. 1

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Future and Metro Boomin Announces Two New Albums in 'We Don't Trust You' Trailer

Future and Metro Boomin have set a new mark for 2024. According to Billboard, the joint album We Don’t Trust You debuts at the top of the Billboard 200 with the largest week by equivalent album units and stream count.

We Don’t Trust You launches with 251,000 equivalent album units, marking the ninth No. 1 album for the Future. It is Metro’s fourth. The debut is the largest streaming album in 2024 by any album and is the second biggest in Future’s career.

During its debut week, We Don’t Trust You SEA units accounted for 245,000, resulting in 324.31 million on-demand official streams across the album’s 17 tracks. Traditional album sales contributed 4,500 units, as the album was solely available for digital download through platforms like iTunes and the Amazon Digital Music Store. Additionally, TEA units amounted to 1,500.

The most-streamed song from the album during the week was “Like That,” a collaborative track featuring Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar.

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Has Lassoed In Massive Streaming Numbers, The Album Even Broke A Spotify Record

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Beyoncé does it again. Her highly anticipated album, Cowboy Carter, is already rolling in accolades stemming from the project’s massive streaming number.

According to Spotify, the body of work’s debut earned the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer another notch on her belt. The streamer shared the news on its official X (formerly Twitter) page. “On Friday, March 29, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far,” read the note.

The collaborative album We Don’t Trust You by Metro Boomin and Future previously held the crown. But the history-setting for Beyoncé didn’t stop there. Spotify revealed that thanks to Cowboy Carter‘s performance on the platform, it also set a new milestone for country music overall. “This is also the first time a country album holds the title this year,” they wrote.

The album’s projection onto the Guggenheim Museum and Rome’s Colosseum, plus its many conversation-stirring cover variants, Cowboy Carter was bound for global domination.

In a letter penned by the musician, the album was birthed from a place of “not feeling welcomed.” But it has turned into “a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive” that supporters are eating up.

Drake’s Cryptic New Instagram Post Has Fans Wondering If It’s A Dig At Future And Metro Boomin

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In typical Drake fashion, the Toronto rapper made a cryptic new post on Instagram — leaving fans to wonder if he’s throwing a dig at Future and Metro Boomin. The two rappers recently did on a collab track with “Like That” featuring Kendrick Lamar.

On it, Lamar took aim at Drake, alluding to his recent For All The Dogs album.

Drake’s latest post is a slideshow that includes several unique images, from an eerie owl with the phrase “We never sleep” and a cartoon of two young boys captioned with “A Story That Has No End.” While we’re not exactly sure what this means, he surely picked it for a reason.

“I could never sell ya’ll out to sell my latest work,” Drake wrote. “Never do you bad out the blue but I’m down to make it worse.”

There has since also been rumors that Lamar will be dropping a solo diss track that fully goes after Drake. According to HipHopDX, Adin Ross recently revealed that the song reportedly exists.

“Past couple nights I’ve been going out… and I bumped into somebody who’s very close on this Kendrick/Drake situation,” Ross shared. “There’s a bird on the street that Kendrick already has a full-on diss track ready to drop for Drake.”

Until then, check out Drake’s Instagram post above.

Drake Seemingly Responds To Kendrick Lamar’s Diss On ‘Like That’ With A Simple Declaration

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Drake found himself in the crosshairs last week on Future and Metro Boomin’s new album, We Don’t Trust You: Kendrick Lamar took an apparent dig at him on “Like That,” rapping, “Motherf*ck the big three, n****, it’s just big me.” The line is seemingly a reference to a J. Cole lyric from his and Drake’s “First Person Shooter,” in which he refers to himself, Drake, and Lamar is rap’s “big three.”

Since then, fans have been waiting to see how Drake would respond, and now it looks like he may have.

Sharing a photo gallery of various shots on Instagram late last night/early this morning (March 28), Drake captioned the post, “They rather go to war with me than admit they are their own worst enemy [crying laughing emoji].”

He got support from notable folks in the comments: Birdman wrote, “Fukem @champagnepapi”; Odell Beckham Jr. chimed in with “Game time” and some laughing emojis; and Kevin Durant added, “Real sh*t.”

Drake’s dad Dennis Graham previously came to his defense with a sarcastic message, writing, “Yo, I am about to drop some new music. And I am not sure if it’s going to sell, but I am going to call some of my homies and get them to start a beef with Drake and get them to unfollow him, and that’s going make my sh*t shoot up to number 1. I’m sure this is going to work, so let me get some people on board for this and watch what kind of attention this gets!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL BE NUMBER ONE 1Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Drake on IG to Whom It May Concern: ‘They Are Their Own Worst Enemy’

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Drake hit Instagram to deliver a message to everyone looking to beef with him: “They rather go to war with me than admit they are their own worst enemy.”

Kendrick Lamar’s bars toward Drake were definitely heard. While on stage over the weekend in Sunrise, FL, Drake spoke about the diss that arrived on “Like That” from the We Don’t Trust You album.

“A lot of people ask me how I’m feeling. I’ma let you know I’m feeling. Listen, the same way I’m feeling is the same way I want you to walk out this building tonight,” Drake said. “I got my f–king head up high, my back straight, I’m 10 f–king toes down in Florida and anywhere else I go. And I know that no matter what, it’s not a n—a on this earth that could ever f–k with me in my life!”

In case you haven’t heard the song it is available below.

But, when is Drake going to get in the booth?

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Drake Unbothered by Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” Diss: ‘Head Up High, My Back Straight’

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Kendrick Lamar’s bars toward Drake were definitely heard. While on stage over the weekend in Sunrise, FL, Drake spoke about the diss that arrived on “Like That” from the We Don’t Trust You album.

“A lot of people ask me how I’m feeling. I’ma let you know I’m feeling. Listen, the same way I’m feeling is the same way I want you to walk out this building tonight,” Drake said. “I got my f–king head up high, my back straight, I’m 10 f–king toes down in Florida and anywhere else I go. And I know that no matter what, it’s not a n—a on this earth that could ever f–k with me in my life!”

In case you haven’t heard the song it is available below.

Kendrick Lamar can boast a significant number of hits, each of which has gathered over 1 billion streams on music platforms. For example, on Spotify, the track “HUMBLE.” has collected 2,137,799,132 streams, followed by “All The Stars” (with SZA) with 1,570,370,644 streams, and closing the top three is “Money Trees” with 1,380,074,334 streams. According to DKcasinospot analytics, the musician had 53,678,322 listeners per month, and in terms of monetization, this would amount to approximately $214,713.29.

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Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘WE DON’T TRUST YOU’ Breaks 2024 Spotify Records

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Future and Metro Boomin Announces Two New Albums in 'We Don't Trust You' Trailer

Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative album, WE DON’T TRUST YOU, has made history as Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2024.

Spotify’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts confirmed the milestone on Friday, March 22, 2024. With its captivating tracks and dynamic production, the album has resonated deeply with audiences, solidifying its place as a standout release of the year.

Following the explosive release of their collaborative album, WE DON’T TRUST YOU, Future and Metro Boomin have unveiled the official music video for “Type Shit,” featuring Travis Scott and Playboi Carti.

A highly anticipated project, WE DON’T TRUST YOU, quickly made waves upon its release. It showcases the dynamic lyricism and innovative production that define Future and Metro Boomin’s partnership. The album also features the late Prodigy of Mobb Deep, whose voice is heard throughout the skits.

The “Type Shit” music video offers a visual accompaniment to the track’s energetic vibe, featuring captivating visuals and performances from Travis Scott and Playboi Carti. With its star-studded lineup and compelling production, the video adds another layer of excitement to the already acclaimed album.

The analytical team at casinospotFR was intrigued by how the first joint album between Future and Metro Boomin affected Metro’s popularity. The research showed that the release of the new song “WE DON’T TRUST YOU” stirred quite a reaction, as there was a significant increase in activity on his social media and music platforms immediately after its debut. For example, on Instagram, the singer had 10,307,121 followers prior to this event, and as of today, that number has increased to 10,483,534 followers.

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Kendrick Lamar Disses Drake & J. Cole: Unpacking Future & Metro Boomin’s “Like That”

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Future and Metro Boomin finally released their long-awaited collab album We Don’t Trust You last week. It arrived to a flurry of positive reviews from critics and fans alike. One stand-out moment on the record was a surprise, with an uncredited Kendrick Lamar feature on the track “Like That.” Much to the shock of listeners, Kendrick brought some incredibly competitive energy to the song. Notably, he explicitly took shots at Drake and J. Cole. Fans have already begun spreading jokes and memes about the explosive verse online. Some argued that the shots mark the first blood in a hip hop world war. With artists already taking sides and fans anticipating a fiery response from J. Cole and Drake, let’s dive into Kendrick’s lyrics on “Like That” and dissect the bars.

Kendrick Has Had Smoke For Drake For Years

Long before Kendrick Lamar made his feelings clear on “Like That,” he and Drake have taken numerous subliminal shots at one another on tracks such as The Game’s “100,” Dr. Dre’s “Deep Water,” and Big Sean’s “Control.” Kendrick’s “Control” verse famously called out a wide array of his musical contemporaries, with some taking the mention of their name as a compliment, while others considered it a call to arms. When the song first premiered in 2013, Drake responded in an interview with Billboard, stating, “I know good and well that [Kendrick Lamar]‘s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”

While the subliminal shots over the years have been minor enough for some fans to ignore the Cold War feud, Kendrick’s “Like That” verse is the most overt diss yet, specifically responding to lyrics by J. Cole and Drake on their recent collab track “First Person Shooter.” On “First Person Shooter,” Drake raps, “First-person shooter mode, we turnin’ your song to a funeral.” The opening lyrics to Kendrick’s “Like That” feature respond to this lyric directly, stating, “These n****s talkin’ out of they necks, don’t pull no coffin out of your mouth, I’m way too paranoid for a threat.” Elsewhere on the track, Kendrick raps, “Say it’s a lot of goodies with a check I mean, ah / I hope them sentiments symbolic / Ah, my temperature bipolar I choose violence.” These bars reference Drake’s ongoing deal with Nike while likening his rap rival to that of an ineffective Twitter troll.

Kendrick Specifically Aims At J. Cole For The First Time

Despite Kendrick’s years-long under-the-radar beef with Drake, he and Cole have had a positive relationship with one another in the past. The duo have worked together on numerous tracks, toured worldwide, and even teased a collaborative album, which never ultimately materialized. However, it appears as though J. Cole’s lyrics on “First Person Shooter,” referring to himself, Drake, and Kendrick as the Big 3 artists leading the rap game, sparked this fiery response from Kendrick Lamar in the first place.

On “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar alludes to his foes clicking up before name-checking both “First Person Shooter” and Drake’s album For All The Dogs. Kendrick raps, “F*** sneak dissin’ / First person shooter, I hope they came with three switches,” and “For all your dogs gettin’ buried, that’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary.” His most explicit jab at J. Cole responds directly to the Big 3 discussion, with the bar, “Think I won’t drop the location? I still got PTSD / Motherf*** the Big 3, n**** it’s just Big Me.” Clearly, Kendrick Lamar felt insulted by the mere notion that Drake and J. Cole are on his level, rebuking the notion of sharing the crown with two rappers he views to be beneath him artistically.

Drake & J. Cole Have Not Responded On Wax

While Drake had some choice words for his detractors at a recent concert stop, neither J. Cole nor Drake have responded to Kendrick’s “Like That” verse in the days since it was released. Fans anticipate a mellow rebuttal from Cole, possibly in the form of a “Might Delete Later” vlog entry or a freestyle verse. Fans are skeptical that Drake will directly respond to Kendrick Lamar on a record. Many claim that Drake can’t write a compelling diss to the Compton rapper. This is especially after receiving a scathing lyrical beating from Pusha T on the track “The Story of Adidon” several years ago.

Either way, “Like That” will surely not end this beef, as Future and Metro Boomin appear to have sided with Kendrick, along with other notable collaborators such as Rick Ross and The Weeknd. After J. Cole and Drake linked on For All The Dogs, many fans hoped to see a big 3 collaboration on Cole’s upcoming LP The Fall Off. Now, the idea of such a collaboration seems further from materializing than ever before.

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